The Track of Sand - Softcover

Camilleri, Andrea

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0143117939 ISBN 13: 9780143117933

Publisher: Penguin Group USA, 2010

Synopsis

"The novels of Andrea Camilleri breathe out the sense of place, the sense of humor, and the sense of despair that fill the air of Sicily."
-Donna Leon

Inspector Salvatore Montalbano wakes from strange dreams to find a gruesomely bludgeoned horse carcass in front of his seaside home. When his men came to investigate, the carcass has disappeared, leaving only a trail in the sand. Then his home is ransacked and the inspector is certain that the crimes are linked. As he negotiates both the glittering underworld of horseracing and the Mafia's connection to it, Montalbano is aided by his illiterate housekeeper, Adelina, and a Proustian memory of linguate fritte. Longtime fans and new readers alike will be charmed by Montalbano's blend of unorthodox methods, melancholy self-reflection, and love of good food.

About this title

Review:

"This series is distinguished by Camilleri's remarkable feel for tragicomedy, expertly mixing light and dark in the course of producing novels that are both comforting and disturbing."
-Booklist

Book Description:

A wonderfully witty Andrea Camilleri novel featuring the irrepressible Inspector Montalbano

About this edition

• Publisher: Penguin Group USA
• Publication date: 2010
• ISBN 10: 0143117939
• ISBN 13: 9780143117933
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 264